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Thursday, October 2, 2025
TopicMinority representation

Topic: Minority representation

Communal riots help parties like BJP. But not for the obvious reasons

The BJP is a party that trades most in a sense of majoritarian grievance and most relies on Hindu votes to push first past the post.

No Muslim minister in 15 of India’s 28 states, one each in 10 others

Delhi too has only one Muslim minister in the AAP govt. West Bengal fares best with seven ministers, followed by Maharashtra that recently inducted four.

Bollywood needs an inclusion rider, so that Sikhs can have more than just one Diljit Dosanjh

The kind of impact that Diljit Dosanjh has made on the Sikh psyche will show its true reach in a few years, but it begs the question: what if such representation was afforded in larger amounts to more minorities?

On Camera

Political MK Gandhi failed, caused harm. Gave Congress its tradition of backseat driving

Gandhi’s life shows how politics should not be done. Then where did this Gandhi-worship arise in India? It is a petty political ritual.

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.